Dollar slips on Fed prospects; safe-haven Swiss franc, gold shine


At 9 am (0100 gmt), the ringgit stood at 4.0780/0820 against the greenback from 4.0870/0920 on Monday.

TOKYO: The dollar hit a multi-month low against the euro and the yen on Tuesday on the prospects of monetary easing by the Federal Reserve while the safe-haven Swiss franc and gold rose on Middle East tensions.

The euro hit a three-month high of $1.14105, having gained 2.0% from a two-week low of $1.1181 touched a week ago as the dollar has lost steam. It last stood at $1.1406, up slightly on the day.

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